dim.rename.nc {RNetCDF} | R Documentation |
Rename a NetCDF dimension.
dim.rename.nc(ncfile, dimension, newname)
ncfile |
Object of class " |
dimension |
Either the ID or the name of the dimension to be renamed. |
newname |
The new dimension name. |
This function renames an existing dimension in a NetCDF dataset open for writing. A dimension cannot be renamed to have the same name as another dimension.
Pavel Michna
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/
## Create a new NetCDF dataset and define two dimensions nc <- create.nc("dim.rename.nc") dim.def.nc(nc, "station", 5) dim.def.nc(nc, "time", unlim=TRUE) ## Rename the dimensions dim.rename.nc(nc, 0, "mystation") dim.rename.nc(nc, "time", "mytime") close.nc(nc)